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Patent Support Services - www.invntree.com [email protected] USPTO Reexamination Update September 5th to September 11th, 2012 S.N Patent number Control Number Requested date Requester Type Title Abstract Assignee(s) Inventor(s) Primary Class Other Class 1 5,659,680 90/012,410 Jul. 30, 2012 National Instruments Corp., Dean M. Munyon, Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel, PC., Austin, TX Ex Parte PC compatible modular based diagnostic system A PC-based diagnostic system is modular- based, and includes a motherboar d, a backplane board, a PCMCIA board, and a keypad adapter board. The motherboar d communicat es with I/O modules connected to the backplane board, PCMCIA modules connected to Micro Processor Systems, Inc. (Sterling Heights, MI) Cunningha m, Glen B. (Boston, MA); Reading, Andrew R. (Rochester Hills, MI); Kapolka, Michael F. (Sterling Heights, MI) 714/25

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Jul. 30,

2012

National

Instruments

Corp.,

Dean M.

Munyon,

Meyertons

Hood

Kivlin

Kowert &

Goetzel,

PC.,

Austin, TX

Ex Parte

PC

compatible

modular

based

diagnostic

system

A PC-based

diagnostic

system is

modular-

based, and

includes a

motherboar

d, a

backplane

board, a

PCMCIA

board, and a

keypad

adapter

board. The

motherboar

d

communicat

es with I/O

modules

connected to

the

backplane

board,

PCMCIA

modules

connected to

Micro

Processor

Systems,

Inc.

(Sterling

Heights,

MI)

Cunningha

m, Glen B.

(Boston,

MA);

Reading,

Andrew R.

(Rochester

Hills, MI);

Kapolka,

Michael F.

(Sterling

Heights,

MI)

714/25

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the

PCMCIA

board, and

with a

keypad or a

mouse

through the

keypad

adapter

board.

Based on

the type of

device to be

tested,

various

diagnostic

programs

can be

accessed

internally to

provide the

signals used

to perform

the test. A

system

controller

and a

processor

are provided

on the

motherboar

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d to control

the transfer

of data and

control from

the

motherboar

d, through

the

backplane,

and to the

I/O

modules.

Additional

select lines

are provided

to select one

or more I/O

modules

during a

test. An ISA

bus is also

provided in

a standard

arrangement

.

2 5,771,511 90/012,399 Jul. 20,

2012

Robert A.

Surrette,

McAndrew

s Held &

Malloy,

LTD.,

Ex Parte

Communic

ation

network

for a

hospital

bed

A bed

includes a

base frame,

a deck

coupled to

the base

Hill-Rom,

Inc.

(Batesville,

IN)

Kummer,

Joseph A.

(Cincinnati,

OH);

Weismiller,

Matthew W.

5/600

5/424,

5/617,

5/618,

5/624

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IL

frame for

supporting a

body, a

peer-to-peer

communicat

ion network

having a

plurality of

connection

points, and a

plurality of

modules.

Each

module is

electrically

coupled to a

selected

connection

point of the

peer-to-peer

communicat

ion network.

Each

module is

configured

to perform a

dedicated

function

during

operation of

the bed, and

(Batesville,

IN); Dlugos

Jr., Daniel

F. (West

Chester,

OH);

Shulte,

Stephen R.

(Harrison,

OH)

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each module

is

configured

to

communicat

e over the

peer-to-peer

communicat

ion network

with

selected

other

modules.

3 5,970,481 90/012,414 Aug. 1,

2012

Patrick J.

Lee, Kaye

Scholer,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC

Ex Parte

Method

and

apparatus

for

determinin

g tax of a

vehicle

An

apparatus

for

determining

a tax for a

vehicle (20)

includes a

positioning

device (80)

operable to

determine a

plurality of

vehicle

positions

along a

route

traveled by

the vehicle

HighwayMa

ster

Communica

tions, Inc.

(Dallas, TX)

Westerlage,

Kenneth R.

(Fort Worth,

TX);

Kennedy

III, William

C. (Dallas,

TX); Hoag,

William L.

(Farmers

Branch, TX)

705/417 705/31

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(20). A

memory

(102) stores

geographic

information

defining a

plurality of

taxing

regions

through

which the

route of the

vehicle (20)

passes. An

odometer

(109)

measures

the distance

traveled by

the vehicle

(20). A

processor

(100) is

coupled to

the

positioning

device (80),

the memory

(102), and

the

odometer

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(109). The

processor

(100)

receives

vehicle

positions

from the

positioning

device (80),

geographic

information

from the

memory

(102), and

optionally

the

measured

distance

from the

odometer

(109). The

processor

(100)

determines

the tax for

the vehicle

(20) in at

least one

taxing

region

through

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which the

route of the

vehicle (20)

passes in

response to

the vehicle

positions,

the

geographic

information,

and the

measured

distance.

4 6,209,931 90/012,412 Jul. 31,

2012

Bradley J.

Thorson,

Esq.,

Patterson

Thuente

Christensen

Pedersen,

PA.,

Minneapoli

s, MN

Ex Parte

Multi-

point door

locking

system

A multi-

point door

lock unit is

disclosed. In

one

preferred

form the

door lock is

for use with

a hinged or

swinging

door. The

door lock

unit has a

latch, a

deadbolt,

and

extension

Newell

Operating

Company

(Freeport,

IL)

Von

Stoutenboro

ugh, Eric

(Winnebago

, IL);

Purcell,

Stephen

Mark

(Loves

Park, IL);

Smith,

Michael

David

(Winnebago

, IL);

Wright,

Thomas

Michael

292/160

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bolts

extendable

away from

the door.

The door

lock may be

used with a

double door

entry

whereby

one door is

an active

door having

the lock unit

and a

second door

is a passive

door having

a passive

lock unit.

Further, the

door lock

unit has an

activation

button that

prevents

extension of

the deadbolt

and the

extension

bolts unless

(Rockford,

IL)

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the

activation

button is

depressed.

5 6,381,666 90/020,010 Jul. 25,

2012

Michael D.

Murphy,

Murphy

Bilak &

Homiller,

PLLC.,

Cary, NC

Ex Parte

Method

and

apparatus

for

extending

the range

of the

universal

serial bus

protocol

The present

invention

provides a

method and

apparatus to

be used to

extend the

range of a

standard

USB

devices. An

extended

range hub is

provided

which

comprises a

Local

Expander

(LEX) and a

Remote

Expander

(REX)

which can

be separated

by up to, for

example

100 metres.

Igron

Systems

Inc.

(Burnaby,

CA)

Kejser,

Keith (New

Westminster

, CA);

Krajci, Juraj

(Coquitlam,

CA)

710/300

710/62,

710/100,

710/305,

710/316

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The method

and

apparatus

permits

USB

devices to

be more

convenientl

y located

and used.

6 6,512,415 90/012,413 Jul. 31,

2012

Jeffrey A.

Cooper,

Esq.,

Alston &

Bird, LLP.,

Atlanta,

GA

Ex Parte

Telephoni

c-interface

game

control

system

A control

system CS

interfaces a

multiplicity

of

individual

terminals

T1-Tn

through a

telephone

network

facility CO

to

accommoda

te game

formats. At

the

terminals

T1-Tn,

callers are

prompted by

Ronald A.

Katz

Technology

Licensing

LP. (Los

Angeles,

CA)

Katz,

Ronald A.

(Los

Angeles,

CA)

379/88.22 379/93.13

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voice-

generated

instructions

to provide

digital data

that is

identified

for positive

association

with a caller

and stored,

as for

processing.

Calls are

conditionall

y accepted

based on a

test of

preliminary

identificatio

n data (ANI

or DNIS).

Computer

generated

designations

are assigned

to callers

and stored.

Questions

for game

use are

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stored in

banks,

classified by

order of

difficulty

for selection

according to

various

formats.

Specific

game

formats

accommoda

te various

time criteria

and caller

selection of

degree of

risk. Caller

data is

stored in

cells along

with

statistical

and

identificatio

n data; also,

key contest

data is held

accessible in

a cache

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memory for

reporting.

Caller data

may be

processed

individually

or in

interrelated

formats as

with

reference to

random or

source data

as to

establish

progressive

subsets. A

break-off

control

circuit may

terminate

the

computer

interface

aborting to a

manual

terminal for

direct

communicat

ion with an

operator.

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Real-time

operation

processing

is an

alternative

to

subsequentl

y processing

stored data.

7 6,588,863 90/012,417 Aug. 3,

2012

Charles L.

Thoeming,

Bielen

Lampe &

Thoeming,

PA.,

Concord,

CA

Ex Parte

Sneeze

guards and

methods

for their

constructio

n and use

A sneeze

guard

includes at

least one

post and a

bracket

assembly

that is

coupled to

the post.

The bracket

assembly is

configured

to be

moveable

relative to

the post and

includes a

locking

mechanism

that is

operable to

Brass

Smith, Inc.

(Denver,

CO)

Yatchak,

Steven

(Wakefield,

MI); Dewitt,

Chuck

(Conifer,

CO)

312/140.4

108/147.11

, 211/189,

211/206,

248/222.14

, 312/137

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lock the

bracket

assembly to

the post at a

certain

location on

the post.

Further, a

panel is

coupled to

the bracket

assembly.

8 7,742,609 90/012,408 Jul. 27,

2012

Stephen

Bongini,

Fleit

Gibbons

Gutman

Bongini &

Bianco,

PL., Boca

Raton, FL

Ex Parte

Live

performan

ce audio

mixing

system

with

simplified

user

interface

A digital

audio

mixing

system for

live

performance

venues

includes a

software

user

interface

and system

host PC

with an

internal

digital

signal

processor to

perform

Gibson

Guitar Corp.

(Nashville,

TN, US)

Yeakel,

Nathan

(Sunnyvale,

CA, US);

Vallier,

Jeffrey

(Sunnyvale,

CA, US)

381/119

369/3,

369/4,

381/118,

700/94,

715/727,

715/728

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digital

mixing

functions.

The system

includes a

console

having an

array of

multiple

touch screen

displays

with

correspondi

ng fader

board

(tactile)

control

surfaces

operatively

connected to

the host PC,

and an

audio patch

bay unit.

One or more

stage boxes

are linked to

each other

and to the

system host

PC by wired

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or wireless

connections.

The user

interface

includes

multiple

functional

views and

configuratio

n presets,

displayed in

setup and

real time

modes, to

allow the

user to

operate the

system in a

user friendly

and

simplified

environment

.

9 7,969,288 90/012,411 Jul. 30,

2012

Bing Ai,

Perkins

Coie, LLP.,

San Diego,

CA

Ex Parte

Force

feedback

system

including

multi-

tasking

graphical

host

A force

feedback

system

provides

components

for use in a

force

feedback

Immersion

Corporation

(San Jose,

CA, US)

Braun,

Adam C.

(Sunnyvale,

CA, US);

Beamer,

Jonathan L.

(Menlo

Park, CA,

340/407.1

340/4.1,

340/4.12,

340/407.2,

341/21,

341/27,

345/156,

434/112,

434/114

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environme

nt and

interface

device

system

including a

host

computer

and a force

feedback

interface

device. An

architecture

for a host

computer

allows

multi-

tasking

application

programs to

interface

with the

force

feedback

device

without

conflicts.

One

embodiment

of a force

feedback

device

provides

both relative

position

US);

Rosenberg,

Louis B.

(Pleasanton,

CA, US);

Chang,

Dean C.

(Mountain

View, CA,

US)

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reporting

and absolute

position

reporting to

allow great

flexibility.

A different

device

embodiment

provides

relative

position

reporting

device

allowing

maximum

compatibilit

y with

existing

software.

Information

such as

ballistic

parameters

and screen

size sent

from the

host to the

force

feedback

device allow

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accurate

mouse

positions

and cursor

positions to

be

determined

in the force

feedback

environment

. Force

feedback

effects and

structures

are further

described,

such as

events and

enclosures.

10 7,128,660 95/002,049 Jul. 20,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

Taylor

Made Golf

Company,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: Gary A.

Clark,

Sheppard

Mullin

Richter &

Inter

Partes

Method of

golf club

performan

ce

enhancem

ent and

articles

resultant

therefrom

The

performance

of a golf

club may be

enhanced

through the

provision of

a void space

behind a

face plate

and above

the sole

Elizabeth P.

Gillig

Revocable

Trust

(Duxbury,

MA, US)

Gillig, John

P.

(Pompano

Beach, FL,

US)

473/324

473/334,

473/340,

473/345,

473/409

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Hampton,

LLP., San

Diego,

CA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

plate, to

decrease

club weight

and provide

single or

combination

s of

selectable

weighting

elements

within

volumetric

coordinates

of an

orthonormal

matrix about

the void

space. The

weighting

coordinates

are provided

in response

to ball

strike, flight

analysis and

physiologic

observation

of the golf

strike

swing. Ball

backspin,

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trajectory,

penetration

and hook or

slice may be

modified

through the

use of a

definable

weighting

strategy.

11 7,159,790 95/002,043 Jul. 24,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Nest Labs,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: John A.

Dragseth,

Fish &

Richardson

, PC.,

Minneapoli

s,

MN), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Thermosta

t with

offset

drive

A

thermostat

having a

thermostat

housing and

a rotatable

selector

rotatably

coupled to

the

thermostat

housing via

a support

member.

The

rotatable

selector is

adapted to

have a range

of rotatable

positions,

Honeywell

Internationa

l Inc.

(Morristown

, NJ, US)

Schwending

er, Paul G.

(St. Louis

Park, MN,

US);

Ableitner,

Jason L.

(Hopkins,

MN, US);

Redmann,

Tim M.

(Carver,

MN, US)

236/1C

236/47,

236/78D,

236/94,

388/824

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wherein a

desired

parameter

value is

identified by

the position

of the

rotatable

selector

along the

range of

rotatable

positions.

The

thermostat

further

includes a

mechanical

to electrical

translator

that is

laterally

offset

relative to

the support

member for

translating

the

mechanical

position of

the rotatable

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selector to

an electrical

signal that is

related to

the desired

parameter

value.

12 7,237,287 95/002,050 Jul. 20,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Stryker

Corp.;

(Att'y Is:

Robert

A. Surrette,

McAndrew

s Held &

Malloy,

LTD.,

Chicago,

IL), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Patient

care bed

with

network

A bed

including a

frame, a

deck, a

siderail, a

communicat

ion network

and a

graphic

caregiver

interface

module. The

graphic

caregiver

interface

module

includes an

input

device, a

control

circuit, a

memory,

and a

display.

Hill-Rom

Services,

Inc.

(Wilmingto

n, DE, US)

Weismiller,

Matthew W.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Kummer,

Joseph A.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Kramer,

Kenneth L.

(Greensburg

, IN, US);

Palermo,

Philip D.

(Marietto,

GA, US);

Dlugos Jr.,

Daniel F.

(Liberty

Township,

OH, US)

5/616 318/16

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13 7,506,390 95/002,053 Jul. 20,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Stryker

Corp.;

(Att'y Is:

Robert A.

Surrette,

McAndrew

s Held &

Malloy,

LTD.,

Chicago,

IL), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Patient

support

apparatus

having

controller

area

network

A patient

support

including a

frame and a

mattress

supported

by the

frame. The

frame

includes a

deck

support and

a deck

supporting

the mattress.

Hill-Rom

Services,

Inc.

(Wilmingto

n, DE, US)

Dixon,

Steven A.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Vanderpohl

III, Irvin J.

(Greensburg

, IN, US);

Bhai, Aziz

Ali

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Wilker Jr.,

Jack

(Shelbyville

, IN, US);

Shenk,

Joshua W.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Findlay,

James K.

(Fishers, IN,

US);

Osborne,

Eugene E.

(Hebron,

KY, US);

Chambers,

Kenith W.

(Batesville,

5/713 5/600,

5/706

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IN, US);

Menkedick,

Douglas J.

(Guilford,

IN, US);

Skinner,

Andrew F.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Welling,

Jeffrey R.

(Batesville,

IN, US)

14 7,520,006 95/002,054 Jul. 20,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Stryker

Corp.;

(Att'y Is:

Robert A.

Surrette,

McAndrew

s Held &

Malloy,

LTD.,

Chicago,

IL), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Hospital

bed

including

moveable

foot

portion

A patient

support

including a

frame and a

mattress

supported

by the

frame. The

frame

includes a

deck

support and

a deck

supporting

the mattress.

Hill-Rom

Services,

Inc.

(Wilmingto

n, DE, US)

Menkedick,

Douglas J.

(Guilford,

IN, US);

Osborne,

Eugene E.

(Hebron,

KY, US);

Zerhusen,

Robert M.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Albersmeye

r, David A.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Philbeck,

Roger S.

5/618 5/600,

5/624

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(Lawrenceb

urg, IN,

US); Bhai,

Aziz Ali

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Batta,

Nicholas C.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Richter,

Terry L.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Riggs, Tom

(Milan, IN,

US);

Chambers,

Kenith W.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Schwartz,

Steven J.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Knue,

Matthew R.

(Moores

Hill, IN,

US); Dixon,

Steve A.

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(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Shenk,

Joshua W.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Goodwin,

Brent

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Skinner,

Andrew F.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Figel,

Gregory J.

(Mason,

OH, US);

Stolpmann,

James R.

(Lawrenceb

urg, IN,

US);

Findlay,

James K.

(Fishers, IN,

US);

Suttman,

Glenn C.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

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Hoffman,

Brian J.

(Lawrenceb

urg, IN,

US);

Vanderpohl

III, Irvin J.

(Greensburg

, IN, US);

Hornbach,

David W.

(Brookville,

IN, US);

Weil, Paul

R.

(Lawrenceb

urg, IN,

US);

Kramer,

Kenneth L.

(Greensburg

, IN, US);

Welling,

Jeffrey R.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Meyer, Eric

R.

(Greensburg

, IN, US);

Wilker Jr.,

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Jack

(Shelbyville

, IN, US);

Lubbers,

David P.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Murnyack,

Roberta M.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Scheele,

Cami S.

(Batesville,

IN, US)

15 7,669,263 95/002,055 Jul. 20,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Stryker

Corp.;

(Att'y Is:

Robert A.

Surrette,

McAndrew

s Held &

Malloy,

LTD.,

Chicago,

IL), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Inter

Partes

Mattress

assembly

including

adjustable

length foot

A patient

support

including a

frame and a

mattress

supported

by the

frame. The

frame

includes a

deck

support and

a deck

supporting

the mattress.

Hill-Rom

Services,

Inc.

(Wilmingto

n, DE, US)

Menkedick,

Douglas J.

(Guilford,

IN, US);

Osborne,

Eugene E.

(Hebron,

KY, US);

Zerhusen,

Robert M.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Albersmeye

r, David A.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

5/624 177/144

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Philbeck,

Roger S.

(Lawrenceb

urg, IN,

US); Bhai,

Aziz Ali

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Batta,

Nicholas C.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Richter,

Terry L.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Riggs, Tom

(Milan, IN,

US);

Chambers,

Kenith W.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Schwartz,

Steven J.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Knue,

Matthew R.

(Moores

Hill, IN,

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US); Dixon,

Steve A.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Shenk,

Joshua W.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Goodwin,

Brent

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Skinner,

Andrew F.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Figel,

Gregory J.

(Mason,

OH, US);

Stolpmann,

James R.

(Lawrenceb

urg, IN,

US);

Findlay,

James K.

(Fishers, IN,

US);

Suttman,

Glenn C.

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(Batesville,

IN, US);

Hoffman,

Brian J.

(Lawrenceb

urg, IN,

US);

Vanderpohl

III, Irvin J.

(Greensburg

, IN, US);

Hornbach,

David W.

(Brookville,

IN, US);

Weil, Paul

R.

(Lawrenceb

urg, IN,

US);

Kramer,

Kenneth L.

(Greensburg

, IN, US);

Welling,

Jeffrey R.

(Batesville,

IN, US);

Meyer, Eric

R.

(Greensburg

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, IN, US);

Wilker Jr.,

Jack

(Shelbyville

, IN, US);

Lubbers,

David P.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Murnyack,

Roberta M.

(Cincinnati,

OH, US);

Scheele,

Cami S.

(Batesville,

IN, US)

16 7,762,318 95/002,057 Jul. 20,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Wolverine/

Wieland

Heat

Transfer

Technologi

es,

LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

Martin R.

Geissler,

Muncy

Geissler

Inter

Partes

Condensin

g heat-

exchange

copper

tube for an

flooded

type

electrical

refrigerati

on unit

The present

invention

discloses a

condensing

heat-

exchange

copper tube

for a

flooded type

electrical

refrigeration

unit, which

comprises a

smooth

Golden

Dragon

Precise

Copper

Tube

Group, Inc.

(Xinxiang,

CN)

Yu,

Chuanfu

(Xinxiang,

CN); Jiang,

Qiang

(Xinxiang,

CN); Yan,

Jianjun

(Xinxiang,

CN);

Chang,

Shouqing

(Xinxiang,

CN)

165/133 165/184

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Olds &

Lowe,

PLLC.,

Fairfax,

VA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

surface

portion, a

finned

portion

provided

with

plurality of

fins and a

transitional

portion

connecting

the smooth

surface

portion to

the finned

portion.

Said fin

includes a

fin base

close to the

outer

surface of

the heat-

exchange

tube and a

fin top away

from the

outer

surface.

Said fin is

further

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provided

with a

secondary

fin at the

central

portion of

the fin and a

third fin at

the top

portion of

the fin,

wherein a

certain

distance is

provided

between two

axially

adjacent

secondary

fins or two

axially

adjacent

third fins.

Secondary

fins as well

as third fins

according to

the

invention

further

increase the

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heat transfer

area for the

heat-

exchange

tube.

Meanwhile,

secondary

fins and

third fins

help to

attenuate the

condensate

film such

that the

condensate

film is

substantially

eliminated,

and vapor

condensatio

n and heat

transfer may

be carried

out in a

better way.

At the same

time,

secondary

fins and

third fins

help to

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guide the

condensate

film away

from the

surface of

the heat-

exchange

tube such

that heat

resistance

may be

reduced.

Thus, the

overall

efficiency of

heat transfer

through

condensatio

n is

enhanced,

and the

property of

the

condenser is

improved.

17 7,854,667 95/002,052 Jul. 20,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

Taylor

Made Golf

Company,

Inter

Partes

Method of

golf club

performan

ce

enhancem

ent and

The

performance

of a golf

club is

enhanced

through the

Triple Tee

Golf, Inc.

(Pompano

Beach, FL,

US)

Gillig, John

P.

(Pompano

Beach, FL,

US)

473/334 473/345,

473/349

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Other

Class

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: Gary A.

Clark,

Sheppard

Mullin

Richter &

Hampton,

LLP., San

Diego,

CA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

articles

resultant

therefrom

provision of

a void space

behind a

face plate

and above a

sole portion,

to decrease

club weight

and provide

single, or

combination

s, of

selectable

weighting

elements

within

volumetric

coordinates

of an

orthonormal

matrix about

the void

space and

entire club.

The

weighted

coordinates

are provided

in response

to ball

strike, flight

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analysis and

physiologic

observation

of the golf

strike

swing. Ball

backspin,

trajectory,

penetration

hook or

slice, and

ballooning

may be

modified

through the

use of

definable

combination

s of

weighting

strategies

and sub-

strategies.

18 8,061,359 95/002,058 Jul. 31,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Hologic,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: David

R.

Marsh,

Arnold &

Inter

Partes

Surgical

endoscopi

c cutting

device and

method for

its use

A surgical

endoscopic

cutting

device

includes

cutting

elements

fitted in a

Smith &

Nephew,

Inc.

(Memphis,

TN, US)

Emanuel,

Mark Hans

(Bloemenda

al, NL)

128/898 606/15,

606/170

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Porter,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same

As Third

Party

Requester

protective

tube. The

device has

an inlet for

fluid, a

discharge

outlet for

tissue and

fluid, and a

further

outlet that

discharges

most of the

fluid.

19 8,068,638 95/002,056 Jul. 20,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

HTC

Corp.;

(Att'y Is:

Bing Ai,

Perkins

Coie, LLP.,

San Diego,

CA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Apparatus

and

method for

embedding

searchable

informatio

n into a

file for

transmissi

on, storage

and

retrieval

An

apparatus is

disclosed

for

acquiring

information

to be

transmitted

to a

receiving

facility and

for

transmitting

such

thereto. A

capture

device

Myport

Technologie

s, Inc.

(McKinney,

TX, US)

Malone,

Michael F.

(McKinney,

TX, US);

Murphy,

Frederick J.

(Falmouth,

MA, US)

382/100

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captures

information

from a first

source. A

stamping

device is

provided for

associating

with the

captured

information

a

representati

on of the

date and

time of the

capture of

the

information,

such that the

representati

on of the

date and

time

information

in

association

with the

captured

information

forms

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augmented

captured

information.

A data

processing

unit is

provided for

placing the

augmented

captured

information

in

association

with

subscriber

information

in a

transmission

of the

augmented

captured

information

to a

receiving

facility

requiring

such

subscriber

information.

A

transmitter

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transmits

the

transmission

including

the

augmented

captured

information

and the

subscriber

information

to said

receiving

facility. An

encryptor

encrypts the

augmented

captured

information

for

transmission

to said

receiving

facility.

20 8,086,710 95/002,044 Jul. 17,

2012

Third Party

Requester:

Centrify

Corp.;

(Att'y Is:

Eric S.

Hyman,

Inter

Partes

Identity

migration

apparatus

and

method

An identity

migration

program

provides

interfaces

for a user to

manage

Quest

Software,

Inc. (Aliso

Viejo, CA,

US)

Vanyukhin,

Nikolay

(St.-

Petersburg,

RU);

Shevnin,

Oleg (St.-

709/223 709/218,

709/219

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Blakely

Sokoloff

Taylor &

Zafman,

Sunnyvale,

CA),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

operations

for

migrating

locally-

managed

identities to

centrally-

managed

identities.

The

provided

interfaces

include a

project

managemen

t interface,

an identity

selection

interface, a

migration

rule editor

interface,

and a

project

scheduling

interface. In

certain

embodiment

s, the

identity

migration

Petersburg,

RU);

Korotich,

Alexey (St.-

Petersburg,

RU)

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program

includes a

communicat

ion module

that

provides

interfaces

for

managing

communicat

ion between

the identity

migration

program and

locally-

managed

and

centrally-

managed

servers.

Interfaces

may also be

provided to

manage

identity

group

migration

and

migration

error

resolution.

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A migration

process

managemen

t interface

enables the

user to halt,

roll back, or

resume a

migration

project.